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  • Psychology
  • Educational Technology
  • Moral Development

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  • Moral reasoning and prosocial attitudes develop throughout life but can face challenges.
  • Psycho-educational interventions offer a pathway to improve moral reasoning.
  • Digital technologies are increasingly used in interventions due to their interactive and immersive potential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review existing literature on digital interventions designed to support morality and moral reasoning.
  • To encompass participants across all age groups in the review.

Main Methods:

  • A systematic search of two electronic databases was conducted.
  • Twenty-three relevant articles were identified and reviewed based on predefined inclusion criteria.

Main Results:

  • The reviewed literature generally indicates positive outcomes for digital interventions in supporting morality.
  • A wide array of conceptualizations of morality and diverse outcome measures (attitudes, behaviors) were observed across different contexts.

Conclusions:

  • Immersive and interactive digital simulations may be particularly effective by enabling active decision-making and practice of moral principles.
  • Future research should consider meta-analytical approaches to assess the effectiveness of specific digital intervention types.